Bringing Music to Life in SLV
Crestone Performances has been a non profit since 1999, producing the Crestone Music Festival and supporting SLV youth and musicians. Currently under new direction and hosting new members on the board, Crestone Performances is experiencing a revival.
Crestone Performances is currently focusing on bringing educational opportunities to music learners of all ages, work to local musicians, and bringing in quality musical performances and teachers to support the growth of our musical community. We are proud of our Youth Grant Program, that provides instruments and lessons to middle and high school students, offers a youth open mic, and we plan to continue bringing multicultural musical acts to the schools. This longstanding non profit intends to bring a new vitality to the music scene in the San Luis Valley through all ages education and multifaceted inspiration.
Board of Directors
Lydia Sprouts – Executive Director
Crestone, Co
Falling asleep every night as a child to the country radio stations in Arizona, Lydia Sprouts developed an ear and a passion and a relationship with music. She has taken classes on and off through out her lifetime including piano, mandolin, voice, & guitar. After landing in Boulder County, Colorado she was found the mandolin, and thrived in the bluegrass community there. She spent 12 years on the Front Range of Colorado producing events, festivals, and writing original music in touring band, Pioneer Mother. She moved to Crestone in March of 2020 and wants to fill the need for music education in the valley. She has a plan to use Crestone Performances to grow the community musical literacy, and enhance musicianship for youth and adults alike. And most importantly share in the joy and togetherness that music brings.
Peter Van Horn – President
Crestone, CO
Peter Van Horn is a native of Canton, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University with his bachelor's degree in Music Technology : Audio Recording. After college he worked at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, IN doing sales and consulting for 3 years. Peter moved out to Colorado in 2015 and lived in Denver for a year. While there he was employed by Rhino Staging working live events in venue's such as Pepsi Center, Fiddlers Green, Broncos Mile High stadium and Dicks Sporting Good Park. In 2016 Peter moved to Crestone and taught music at Moffat K-12 school for 4 years. He is actively involved in recording/producing local groups and teaches privately.
